Literacy Workshop

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iPad Workshop: Literacy Activities with the iPad (Paul Irwin)
Date: 4/2/12 Time: 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Where: Angel Oak Elementary
Description: Are you looking for ideas for incorporating the ipad into the literacy activities in your classroom? The ipad is a great tool to motivate students and get them engaged in reading and writing. This workshop will demonstrate several literacy activities your students can do with ipads. You will walk away from this workshop with activities you can incorporate in your classroom tomorrow!
Uses for literacy activities with ipads: Your students can use ipads for a variety of literacy activities including: Reading, writing, word study, fluency, reading groups, vocabulary, communication, and more!

Materials needed for workshop:

  • Teacher iPad2
  • Free Apps: iBooks, iTalk, Edmodo, A-Z Reader, Story Chimesimage002.gif
  • Paid Apps: Whiteboard, Pages, StripDesign, eBookMagic, Notability
  • internet

Workshop Activities:
  1. Reading with iBooks: A-Z Reader
    http://www.readinga-z.com/members/index.php
    User Name: elizabethreilly
    Passsword: ilmdgvm7
    1. Go to the web site and log in using the information above
    2. New to A - Z? Check out user friendly tool bar and explore!
    3. Find the book: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
      1. Multi-leveled
      2. Projectable
      3. Fluency Checks
    4. Word study/spelling and vocabulary - Samples(4 Square, sorting spelling words, and word meaning maps)
      1. 4 Square -
        Writing for Everyone Four Square.pdf


      2. Word meaning maps -
        WordMeaningMap.pdf


      3. Paid Resourcese: ( Example: Sorting spelling words) - $39 per/year -http://abcteach.com/
        1. Sample:
          circleandspell.pdf


      4. Whiteboard (Using the Whiteboard) application
    5. Kid-friendly internet sites
      1. Story Chimes (Itunes application) -http://storychimes.com/
      2. LAZ Readers (Itunes application - many free sample books to use) - http://www.theiphonemom.com/laz-reader-apps

      3. Sample free interactive site
        1. http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/words/games/abcsort99.html
    6. Vocabulary with StripDesign, eBook Magic, Spelling Hero
      1. Strip Design - Use A-Z Reader and strip design for learning
        1. Sample: Vocabulary worksheet from A-Z on compound words
          mudslideworksheet.pdf
          1. Use the words compound words and create a strip design of your own
      2. eBook Magic
        1. You try! - Go to internet, find and save photos of tsunamis, mudslides, coastlines, underwater spelling_hero.JPGvolcanoes. Add these to your pages; Annotate each page with information pertaining to each photo.
      3. Spelling Hero - download this application and let's see how it works!

    7. Journaling with Pages, eBookMagic, syncing and sharing with students
    8. Fluency practice with iTalk - Download iTalk; Experiment with reading a selection of text. How would this be helpful?
    9. Edmodo for promoting communication using a Web 2.0 tool
    10. Time to share: What are some of your favorite reading/spelling/grammar/writing apps that you use in your classroom?
      1. Samples might include: Spelling Notebook, Week’s Words, Spelling Hero, FridgeMagnets, Tap to Learn Grammar Games, Grammar Jammers, Sentence Builder, ABC Cursive Writing, etc.

Estimated workshop time: 2 hours

Literacy Workshop Hardcopy:
Literacyworkshop.pdf